Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 695

Why did the carpet weaver couple commit suicide?Who drove them to death?The villagers who heard the news were puzzled, and there was a lot of discussion for a while.

Some people said that it was no wonder that there was such a commotion in the village last night, and none of the couple came out.Some people also said that when they passed by the door last night, they heard crying from inside, and they thought it was because of Sodick's sorrow.When everyone worked together to untie the couple's bodies from the beams and prepare to carry them into the house, they found that the orphaned children were still sleeping soundly on the kang inside the house.

While everyone was sighing, a young villager finally couldn't help but said: "Yesterday, when Master Burke came... I, I seem to have seen him enter this yard."

The villagers all understood now.Not to mention, it must be Shaq Zapal's old problem again!

At this time, everyone turned their attention to Yunyan and the other Bei Haijun.It was this young man and his companions who brought Sodik back a few days ago.When everyone talked about the world at Apizi's house, it was this young man who said that he was on the side of the poor.

While the villagers were observing Yunyan and the others, Wang Rong was also observing the villagers.He found that the older ones were shaking their heads and sighing, only a few young Uighurs were filled with righteous indignation.Even so, no one stood up to ask for justice, and no one even scolded.

"It seems like what Sodick said, Burke's power is too great. The people who have returned to Xinjiang have been submissive for many years, and they have long been accustomed to knocking their teeth out. If we don't uphold justice for them, who else can they count on? ?”

It is said that the Manchu Qing abolished Burke's hereditary system and changed it to an appointment system. The power of appointment was in the hands of ministers from all over the country. operate under constraints.

However, the fact is that none of the ministers in charge of affairs in various places has ever understood the Uyghur language, and they have to rely on these Burkes to control the Uyghur community. As a result, Burkes have too much power, and restraint and supervision have become empty words on paper , Ordinary people living at the bottom can only be man-made knives, and I am fish.

You must know that the ministers of the Qing Dynasty in the eight cities in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains were appointed every three years. Originally, they were sent to places like the Western Regions to serve as officials. Who would be in the mood to learn Uighur?

Although the Qing court also promulgated some regulations, they were all rhetoric in principle and there were no specific rules. In addition, the ministers who handled the affairs did not do things, which caused the Burkes to turn their hands into clouds and rain within their jurisdiction. .

For example, the large and small yamen in Huijiang under the rule of the Qing Dynasty had a lot of expenses, and Burke provided them for the deficiencies.And these Burkes often use the name of errands to force apportionment; ministers want a stone of grain, and Burkes send hundreds of stones to profit from it.

Another thing is that Huijiang has a large area and few people, and the land is abundant. Generally, three-year rotations are implemented.But the Burkes let the people under them plant the land, and the harvest belongs to themselves.The rotation of crops has not been realized intermittently, the soil fertility has naturally declined, and the output is insufficient. However, Burkes don't care about the life and death of the people.

As for forcibly occupying the women of the subordinates, and even changing them after getting tired of playing, that is nothing serious. I don't know how many things happen every day in the north and south of Tianshan Mountain!

Thinking of this, Wang Rong's heart was filled with anger, and the two thick eyebrows were getting closer.

He is from Guide Mansion, Shangqiu to be precise, and has been in the Beihai Navy for six years.In the 50th year of Qianlong's reign, there was a catastrophe in Henan, and the Shangqiu area was the most severe.His mother and two-year-old son were starved to death, but they were dug up and eaten that night when they were buried. Later, even his wife was kidnapped on the way to escape from the wilderness, and her whereabouts are unknown.He and his father struggled to get to Kaifeng. They were about to starve to death, but they met Xu Dayong.

Even if he went to Beihai Town and met countless people who had the same experience as him, he didn't think anyone could be more miserable than his family.

Well, no matter how high the tax was under the Manchu Qing rule in Guannei, as long as it was not a famine year, there would always be something to eat; no matter how overbearing the landlords and gentry were, it was never heard of anyone who dared to come to rape women.

But Huijiang is not like that at all. The Berke dignitaries wantonly do evil, and the common people are lawless!
He regretted that he came out in a hurry and didn't bring the radio with him, so he had to send the messenger back to report quickly.This back and forth, no matter how fast the speed is, it will take more than three hours.

Suddenly, Wang Rong and others felt a slight tremor on the ground under their feet, and then, the sound of rumbling horseshoes came from the east.He immediately turned serious, and immediately issued an order for everyone to be on alert.Seeing this, the expressions of the surrounding villagers all changed greatly.

Not long after, at the end of the woods two miles to the east, a bright red color jumped out from the horizon.Then, about 100 North Navy cavalry figures appeared in the field of vision of the telescope.

"Why is Erlian here?"

Seeing Erlian's banner, Wang Rong was a little surprised.But when he saw Sun Desheng, the commander of the second company, he found that not only did he bring a field radio station, but even the Uighur teacher named Guangfu also came.

"The battalion commander saw that you left in a hurry and didn't bring a radio, so he let me come."

Wang Rong's instinct was wrong. Although the radio station is expensive, it is not worth using a company of people.Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he took Sun Desheng to a secluded place to ask, and only then did he know that even the deputy brigade commander Bayan knew about Sodick, and he scolded his mother angrily when he heard about it.

"Before I came out, I heard from the head of the regiment that the deputy brigade commander had already sent a telegram to the headquarters. Just wait and see, this is a big deal!"

Wang Rong sighed, and told about the two carpet weavers, and finally said: "That Burke really wants to die!"

After listening, Sun Desheng frowned, thought for a while and said, "Hey, Commissar Fan once taught us a saying, Who came here?"

Wang Rong was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, and said dumbfoundedly: "Heaven wants to make people perish, it must first make people crazy."

"That's right! That's it! According to our commander's temper, I think that Master Burke is not far from death!"

Wang Rong shook his head slightly and said, "For us, killing an evil Burke is like crushing a bug, but don't forget the person standing behind him."

"Who? Are you talking about the gang back to the palace? According to me, let's get rid of those guys in one go, just like we did with Shanzhuo Teba and Taiji in Khalkha!"

"Huijiang is much more complicated than Khalkha, I heard"

While the two were talking, the radio operator of the Second Company ran over and shouted: "Company Commander! I have contacted the regiment headquarters. The regiment commander is looking for you and Company Commander Wang!"

At this time, more than a dozen villagers from Ale and Leke Village stood dozens of steps away, watching Wang Rong's every move curiously. They saw him coming to a Bei Haijun with a backpack on his back. A black thing that looks like earmuffs, and then he said something loudly to a palm-sized thing.

"What is that lord doing? Why do you wear earmuffs when you say something?"

"It's cold. It's not surprising that those bannermen and military masters used to go out like this."

"Mohetar, look at these soldiers, they are so majestic in their clothes! I don't know if they will accept us Uyghurs. If I can also wear such a suit, I will be so proud!"

"Yeah, they are really well dressed! Their muskets are also different from those held by Hui Wang's men. I heard that they can fire many shots in a row. I heard from the squad leader Yun that Bogdakhan's soldiers shot at them when they saw them." Kneel and surrender."

"What are you two thinking about! They are all Han and Mongolian. In the past, the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty did not accept Uyghurs. Let's just farm the land honestly."

While a few people were talking, a hurried whistle sounded suddenly, and in an instant, more than 200 Beihai cavalrymen had already started to line up, and soon formed an extremely strict formation, looking murderous.

Wang Rong and Sun Desheng stood in front of their respective queues, waited for the platoons under their command to report, and then informed the regiment headquarters of the order.

"Receive the order from the Regiment Headquarters! One company and two companies cooperated to surround Burke House and arrest the murderer who killed Sodick and the tapestry weaver's family, Shak Zapal and his minions! In addition, the Western Front Command ordered us , even if you go to heaven and earth, you have to arrest people and bring them to justice!"

hum! ! !
The more than 200 Beihai soldiers present immediately became agitated.Especially in Yunyan's squad, Timur swung his fist vigorously and shouted excitedly, "Great!"

"Quiet!" Wang Rong scanned seriously for a moment, waited for the queue to quiet down, and continued: "If you encounter armed resistance during the arrest process, you must obtain the consent of Company Commander Sun and me before you can shoot! In addition, I want to remind you Pay attention to some of them! No lynching is allowed, let alone self-dispossession! They must be taken back to Hami City Military Control Committee for custody! The Military Control Committee will hold a public trial meeting at an optional time to pronounce their crimes! Anyone who dares to mess things up Now, I will be directly expelled from the military and go back to farming and grazing cattle!"

After Wang Rong finished speaking, he called the Uighur translator Guangfu to him, and asked him to explain the meaning of his words to the villagers so that everyone could feel at ease.Guangfu quickly said yes, and gave a substandard salute, then walked to the place where all the villagers were, and said something in the Uighur language.

What is a public trial?What is the military council?The Uighurs present could not understand it at all.Even so, more than a dozen Uyghurs, including Apizi and his son, still understood that Shakzapal might be doomed, and all of them showed excited expressions on their faces, and tears welled up in their eyes.Regardless of Guangfu's dissuasion, they knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the officers and soldiers of the Northern Navy on horseback.

Afterwards, the whole village was in a commotion. Except for the old men who closed the door to wipe the body of the dead, no one bothered them. Everyone else opened their mouths in surprise when they heard the news. They wanted to arrest Mr. Burke!
"Go! Follow along!"

Apizi couldn't bear the injustice for his old friend, so he led a donkey out of the house.His wife Sharhan was worried, so she asked her son Mohetar to follow, who knew it was exactly what the other party wanted.

Several other brave villagers were also moved when they saw this, so those with donkeys rode donkeys, those with mules rode mules, and followed Bei Haijun in small steps.

Shakzapal's Burke Mansion is less than five miles away from Altonluck Village, and more than two miles away from Huiwang's Mansion.After the Northern Navy's brigade surrounded Burke's mansion, and it took a long time to call to open the gate, the trembling servant said that Shak Zapal was not at home, and it was not clear where he had gone.

Of course Wang Rong would not believe what the other party said, so he immediately ordered a search in the mansion.Seeing the North Navy with weapons rushing into the Burke mansion aggressively, the onlookers applauded secretly.

Because they wanted to catch the murderer, Bei Haijun, who went in to search, was naturally not in a good mood, and Guang Fu, who was accompanying him as an interpreter, had a quarrel with Shak Zappal in the past because of the uneven distribution of spoils, so he was very stern when asked.

The butlers, servants, and servants in Burke's mansion were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe, they just shook their heads and said they didn't know.The female relatives and children who were blocked in the backyard felt that a catastrophe was imminent, and they were so frightened that they cried loudly.

Unexpectedly, dozens of Northern Navy officers searched the entire Burke Mansion, but Shak Zapar was not found at all.Later, Wang Rong asked Apizi and his son to identify the four servants who beat them, but only two were caught.

Both Wang Rong and Sun Desheng were secretly screaming that something was wrong, at this time Guangfu leaned over and said softly: "Commander Wang, I have already questioned all the servants in the mansion. But judging from my humble opinion, the steward's words seem to be untrue. Don't say anything. Besides, this person is a housekeeper, how can he not know where the master has gone?"

When Sun Desheng heard this, he turned to the orderly beside him and said, "Go, call me Huang Wanliang."

Not long after, a soldier with a short stature and a thin face ran over. After the other party finished saluting, Sun Desheng briefly explained the situation, and then said: "Give you half an hour, and use the skills you learned in the security police Take it out, and you must ask the whereabouts of that bastard."

"Company commander, don't worry! I'll be able to ask in less than half an hour, after a stick of incense. But I have to find an empty room for me, and find another helper besides the Uighur speaker."

"You can choose whoever you want, there are plenty in the Burke Mansion."

Wang Rong had heard of Huang Wanliang before, but this was the first time he had seen him.This person used to be a security policeman in Fuldan City for more than three years. Later, he felt that it was boring to catch fights or watch spitting and defecating everywhere every day, so he signed up to join the army.Because I have done interrogation in the public security police, I am often called by the regiment to do the job of screening prisoners.

Sure enough, in less than 15 minutes, Huang Wanliang and his companions walked out with the pale Guangfu.Guangfu seemed to be intimidated by the former's interrogation methods, looking at the other party as if seeing a plague god, evasive.

"Company Commander, you have asked! That bastard was called away by someone who came back to the palace half an hour ago."

In the eyes of countless people around, Wang Rong and Sun Desheng discussed in a low voice, and then issued an order, Erlian left a platoon to stare at the Burke mansion, and the others gathered to go back to the palace!

At the same time, Uchibek Shakzapar knelt on the cold stone slab in front of the main hall of Huiwang's Palace, bearing the anger that King Hui used to vent with a whip.

"Asshole! Do you think Ben Baylor's words are useless now?!"

"I dare not dare! I beg Lord Baylor to spare my life!"

Datai Giamote on the side also said bitterly: "Why did I tell you before, restrain yourself, don't give Bei Haijun an excuse, and dare to fall on deaf ears! Damn it!"

"By Allah, the villain can swear that he didn't kill him on purpose!"

"How dare you make excuses!"

It is no small matter for more than 200 northern navy cavalry to enter the territory under the jurisdiction of Huiwang. After learning about the inside story, Durgo, who is in charge of the village of Aletonglek, ran to Taiji Mansion to report early in the morning. Emert was shocked when he heard the news Pale.

His first reaction was that he must not let Shak Zapal be captured by the Northern Navy. Although this bastard got into trouble, if he can't even protect his subordinate Burke when he returns to the palace, what kind of prestige will he have when he returns to Xinjiang.

So he first sent someone to call Shakzapal quickly, and then went to the palace to report.Erdsir, who hadn't woken up yet, heard that a large number of northern navy troops had entered his territory, and was so frightened that he almost got under the bed.

After whipping more than a dozen whips in a row, Shakzapal's gorgeous fur was shattered, and he kept begging for mercy.Erdesir was also tired, so he threw his whip and said to Ermot, "Tell me, how should we deal with this damn slave?"

Emert had already thought of a countermeasure, so he replied: "For now, the only way is to let this bastard go to the Great Mosque of Etikal to hide first, and then the situation will calm down in a few days. I will block it from the palace. Lord Belle, I'm afraid you have to move, go to Hami City to meet the head of the military control committee, and make peace."

"A blind dog slave, as for asking Ben Baylor to humiliate them?"

Emert persuaded: "The other party is coming aggressively. They can't find anyone, and they will definitely not let it go. This time we can only admit our mistakes, put on a gesture, pay some money to bury that Sodick, and give some money to appease him. "

Erdesir asked worriedly: "What if they storm into the mosque and arrest people?"

Ummert smiled and said confidently: "Have you forgotten? They have a military order not to enter mosques without authorization, saying that they want to respect the religious beliefs of Huijiang. What the village mullah said has become a joke!"

Erdesir pondered for a long time, and finally agreed helplessly.

He really didn't want to deal with Bei Haijun. In his opinion, only the legendary "King Zhao" could condescend to pay respects to a noble "descendant of the saint" like himself.

(End of this chapter)